When I updated my Kernel to 2.6.32.41 on Ubuntu my VMware stoped working, each time I opened VMware it was complaining me "Kernel updated and VMware not compiled for this kernel ..." . After googling for couple of days I found following solutions.
1. uninstall VMWare (follow the steps mentioned here ).
2. delete all the VMware folders in /etc/ (vmware, vmware-installer, vmware-vix)
3. run the following command
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
This will re-install the updated kernel.
4. Now install the VMware. Follow the steps here
These links may be helpful.
